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FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, Feb 23

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 09:00 GMT

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Pakistan at 0855 GMT on Wednesday:

KURRAM - Pakistani artillery bombed and destroyed two militant hideouts and killed 8 insurgents on Wednesday in the northwestern tribal region of Kurram on the Afghan border, security officials said.

Troops have killed more than 100 militants in the past month in small-scale operations aimed at driving insurgents from their strongholds.

(Compiled by Augustine Anthony; Editing by Rebecca Conway)

(For more Reuters coverage of Pakistan, see: http://www.reuters.com/places/pakistan)

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.


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